Rideshare passenger in Tennessee dies after being shot in backseat of Uber

IA passenger in an Uber was fatally shot in the backseat while on the road in Tennessee.

Stephen Rouse III, 26, died Saturday after someone shot him while they were driving on I-65 at the I-24 split, Metro Nashville police said. Rouse died at Skyline Medical Center where the driver took him.

Someone shot into the Uber after the driver picked up Rouse at City Trends on Clarksville Pike, before heading to the destination in Madison. The driver told police that a white Nissan Maxima that shot into the car was also outside City Trends with its headlights on.

The Maxima drove off on I-65 after the shooting, police said. The Uber took I-24.

Based on the information, police said it was a targeted shooting.

Homicide detectives are investigating.